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HTC Google Nexus One and Apple iPhone 3GS are the most desirable phones of the present times. Let’s compare both the phones side by side and decide which one is better.

Features / Specifications

Apple iPhone 3Gs

HTC Google Nexus One

Winner

Dimension and Weight

4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches and135 g

4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 inches and130 g

HTC Google Nexus One

Display Screen

– 320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches

– Multi-touch input method

– Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate

– Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

– Scratch-resistant surface

– 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches

– AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

– Multi-touch input method (via firmware update)

-Accelerometer sensor

– Touch-sensitive controls

– Trackball navigation

– Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

HTC Google Nexus One

Note:
Multi-touch of Apple iPhone 3GS was found to be better than Nexus One.

Operating System

iPhone OS 3.1.2

Android 2.1

Tie

Processor and RAM

Qualcomm QSD 8250 Snapdragon 1Ghz Processor and

512MB RAM

ARM 11 412 MHz

and 128 MB RAM

HTC Google Nexus One

Memory Card

8 GB/ 16 GB storage (inbuilt)

up to 32GB, 4GB included (microSD card slot)

HTC Google Nexus One

Battery Life

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh

Stand-by Up to 300 h

Talk time Up to 10 h

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1219 mAh

300 hours of Stand-by time
12 hours of Talk time

HTC Google Nexus One

Multi-tasking

No

Yes

HTC Google Nexus One

Internet Browsing

Browser: HTML

Browser: HTML (Safari)

Apple iPhone 3Gs

Camera

3 Megapixel, Auto focus, Geo tagging

5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Smile detection, geo-tagging

HTC Google Nexus One

Video

640×480 (VGA) at 30fps

Plays MPEG4, H.264, MOV

Yes, D1 (720×480 pixels)@min. 20fps

Plays MPEG4, H.263, H.264

HTC Google Nexus One

Audio

MP3, AAC, WAV

MP3, AAC, AAC+,

eAAC+, WAV, AMR, OGG, MIDI, Background playback, Album art cover

HTC Google Nexus One

Assisted GPS

AGPS + Google Dedicated. Google Maps – 3rd party

AGPS+ Dedicated. Google Maps+ Dedicated.

HTC Google Nexus One

Application Store

1,00,000+ Apps

10,000+ apps

Apple iPhone 3Gs

3G and peripherals

HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
iPod dock connector
Bluetooth

HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
mini USB
Bluetooth

HTC Google Nexus One

Data Synchronization

Flexible syncing with iTunes

Only contacts and email

Apple iPhone 3Gs

User interface

Easy. Android still winning hearts

Easy. Been in business for a long time

Apple iPhone 3Gs

Apple iPhone revolutionized the world smart phones and since then every cell company has been launching cell phones that gives better feature and performance as compared to it. In many aspects, Google Nexus One was found to be more powerful than Apple iPhone 3Gs. If you are someone who makes choice by comparing phones, Google Nexus One is the phone for you.

Have you recently bought the cool Google Nexus One phone and looking forward to play your video collections? If yes, you should keep in mind that the Google Nexus One phone can playing following video formats such as MP4 (encoded in H.264) and 3GP (encoded in H.263).

If your favorite videos files are present in other formats such as WMV or AVI, you need to convert them to a format that can be played on the phone. For this, you require a video converter application like Total Video Convertor.

Here are the steps on converting your video files to play on your Google Nexus One phone:

1. Download the Total Video Convertor application and install it and run it.

2. You need to click on New Task and then click on ‘Import Media Files’. This will open a window through which you can browse and add the files you want to convert. You can add as many videos as you want for converting.

3. The Total Video Convertor will then ask you to click on choose a format to convert the added video. You can choose the MP4 option as the video quality is quite good.

4. You can then click on ‘Convert Now’ button to start converting your videos. If you have added several videos at one time for conversion, you can click on the check box near each added file to convert it. Depending on the length of the video, the conversion time can vary.

5. Before converting, you can click on the ‘Advanced’ button next to the ‘Convert Now’ button to access other settings like start and end point to convert certain portion of the video. You can also choose the output folder.

6. Once the videos are converted, you can open the output folder and access the converted videos.

7. Connect your Google Nexus One to the computer through USB cable or Bluetooth. Next thing you need to do is add the converted videos to the Video folder present in the root of your phone.

8. After all the converted files are copied on to the phone, you can disconnect the phone from the computer and start viewing the video files.

You can download the trial version of Total Video Converter for free from famous software download sites like Downloads.com or Softpedia.com. The trial version can be used for 15 days. In order to buy the full version of the application, you need to USD 40.95. Freeware video conversion application such as Quick Media Converter, Leawo MP4 Converter, WinX Free Converter can be used for free for the same purpose.

Google is all set to start the new year with a bang with its first smart phone release – Nexus One.

A full touch screen smartphone based on the Android OS, this phone is touted to be the iPhone killer (really? there has been too many ‘iPhone killers’, but none has lived up to expectations, so far).

No hardware specifications are available as yet, but it has been confirmed to be manufactured by HTC.

The unlocked Nexus One is said to be available straight from Google via http://www.google.com/phone (not live at time of posting, but keep a look out) at the price of US$530, and it is also available in US with a T-mobile plan.

Do you think this Google phone will live up to the hype? Do share your thoughts on it!